Name: Labor Economics By George Borjas
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Labor Economics by George Borjas

The second edition of this well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb text by one of our top Labor Economists. The author's current experience at the Kennedy School of Government allows him to incorporate new policy examples and a leaner presentation of the theory.

Chapter 1. Introduction1-1. An Economic Story of the Labor Market1-2. The Actors in the Labor Market1-3. Why Do We Need A Theory?1-4. The Organization Of the BookAppendix: An Introduction to Regression AnalysisChapter 2. Labor Supply2-1. Measuring the Labor Force2-2. Basic Facts about Labor Supply2-3. The Worker's Preferences2-4. The Budget Constraint 2-5. The Hours Of Work Decision2-6. To Work Or Not To Work2-7. The Labor Supply Curve2-8. Estimates of the Labor Supply Elasticity2-9. Labor Supply of Women2-10. Policy Application: Welfare Programs and Work Incentives2-11. Policy Application: The Earned Income Tax CreditChapter 3. Topics in Labor Supply3-1. Labor Supply Over The Life Cycle2-6. Labor Supply Over The Business Cycle3-3. Retirement3-4. Policy Application: The Decline in Work Attachment Among Older Workers3-5. Household Production3-6. FertilityChapter 4. Labor Demand4-1. The Production Function4-2. The Employment Decision in The Short Run4-3. The Employment Decision in The Long Run4-4. The Long-Run Demand Curve For Labor4-5. The Elasticity of Substitution4-6. Marshall's Rules of Derived Demand4-7. Factor Demand with Many Inputs4-8. An Overview of Labor Market Equilibrium4-9. Policy Application: The Employment Effects of Minimum Wages4-10. Adjustment Costs and Labor DemandChapter 5. Labor Market Equilibrium5-1. Equilibrium an A Single Competitive Labor Market5-2. Competitive Equilibrium across Labor Markets5-3. Policy Application: Payroll Taxes and Subsidies5-4. Policy Application: Immigration5-5. The Cobweb Model5-6. Noncompetitive Labor Markets: Monopsony5-7. Noncompetitive Labor Markets: Monopoly5-8. Wages and Employment in The Public SectorChapter 6. Compensating Wage Differentials6-1. The Market For Risky Jobs6-2. The Hedonic Wage Function 6-3. Policy Application: How Much Is A Life Worth?6-4. Policy Application: Safety and Health Regulations6-5. Compensating Differentials and Job Amenities6-6. Compensating Differentials and LayoffsChapter 7. Human Capital7-1. Education in The Labor Market: Some Stylized Facts7-2. The Schooling Model7-3. The Wage Gap Among Workers Who Differ In Their Education7-4. Estimating The Rate Of Return To Schooling7-5. Do Workers Maximize Lifetime Earnings?7-6. Schooling as a Signal7-7. Post-School Human Capital Investments7-8. On-The-Job Training7-9. On-The-Job Training and The Age-Earnings Profile7-10. Policy Application: Evaluating Government Training ProgramsChapter 8. The Wage Structure8-1. The Earnings Distribution 8-2. Changes in The Wage Structure: Basic Facts8-3. Policy Application: Why Did Wage Inequality Increase?8-4. The Earnings of Superstars8-5. Inequality Across GenerationsChapter 9. Labor Mobility9-1. Geographic Migration as A Human Capital Investment9-2. Internal Migration in The United States9-3. Family Migration9-4. Immigration in The United States9-5. Immigrant Performance in The U.S. Labor Market9-6. The Decision To Immigrate9-7. Policy Application: The Economic Benefits from Immigration9-8. Job Turnover: Some Stylized Facts9-9. The Job Match9-10. Specific Training and Job Turnover9-11. Job Turnover and The Age-Earnings ProfileChapter 10. Labor Market Discrimination10-1. Race And Gender in The Labor Market10-2. The Discrimination Coefficient10-3. Employer Discrimination10-4. Employee Discrimination10-5. Consumer Discrimination10-6. Statistical Discrimination10-7. Measuring Discrimination10-8. Policy Application: Determinants of The Black-White Wage Ratio10-9. Policy Application: Determinants of The Male-Female Wave Ratio10-10. Discrimination Against Other GroupsChapter 11. Labor Unions11-1. Unions in The United States11-2. Determinants of Union Membership 11-3. Monopoly Unions11-4. Policy Application: Unions and Resource Allocation11-5. Efficient Contracts11-6. Strikes11-7. Union Wage Effects11-8. The Exit-Voice Hypothesis11-9. Policy Application: Public Sector UnionsChapter 12. Labor Market Contracts and Work Incentives12-1. Piece Rates and Time Rates12-2. Tournaments12-3. Policy Application: The Compensation of Executives12-4. Work Incentives and Delayed Compensation12-5. Efficiency WagesChapter 13. Unemployment13-1. Unemployment in The United States13-2. Frictional and Structural Unemployment13-3. The Steady-State Rate Of Unemployment13-4. Job Search13-5. Policy Application: Unemployment Compensation13-6. The International Substitution Hypothesis13-7. The Sectoral Shifts Hypothesis13-8. Efficiency Wages13-9. Implicit Contracts13-10. Policy Application: The Trade-Off Between Inflation And Unemployment

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9780072311983

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0072311983

Title

Labor Economics by George Borjas

Author

George Borjas

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Used - Very Good

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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

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2000-01-01

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480

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